Means for positioning the left elbow of alpha pupil with relation to the violin



June 17, 1930. I. GLUCKSMAN 5 MEANS FOR POSITIONING THE LEFT ELBOW OF APUPIL WITH RELATION TO THE VIOLIN Filed Aug. 26, 1929 FIG;

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Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE MEANS FOR POSITIONINGTHE LEFT ELBO \V OF A P'UPIL WITH RELATION TO THE VIOLIN Applicationfiled August 26, 1929.

My invention relates to means for positioning the left elbow of a violinpupil with relation to the violin.

The objects of my invention are to produce a device of the classdescribed which will be new, novel and of utility; which will keep theplayers left elbow under and to the right side edge of the violin; whichwill in the shortest time teach a pupil the 0 correct position of theelbow below and to the right of the violin; which will correct a playerhaving learned without my device, a faulty habit; which will assist thepupil and player to correctly use his hand. and the tips of the fin erson the strings; which will render the shifting from one position toanother to be done easily and with smoothness; which will prevent thethumb curving around the finger board; which will assist to the thumb tolie under the neck of the violin to give counter pressure to the fingersfor producing from the violin a sonorous tone, and better tone results;which will assist the ends of the fingers of the left hand to fall uponthe strings with hammer-dike effect instead of at an angle; which willassist in properly holding the violin for bowing with the right hand.

WVith these and other objects in view as will more fully appear, myinvention consists in the construction, novel features, and combinationof parts hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claimshereto appended, and illustrated in the accompanying one-sheet drawing,of which,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view elbow positioner;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the positioner attached to the middlebout of the violin held by a player; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the positioner showing the method ofclamping the device to the violin.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures.

It is understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size,shape, weight and other details of construction, within the scope of myinvention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or breadof my Serial No. 388,605.

principle of my invention and without sacrificing any of the advantagesthereof; and it is also understood that the drawings are to beinterpreted as being illustrative and not restrictive.

A practical embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the drawingsincludes the manner of bringing about the purpose for which mypositioner is intended is accomplished by a preferred embodiment as follows:

I provide a rod 1, of metal or other suitable material of such length asto extend from the instrument played to a point be low the elbow of thepupil or player. This may be short or long, owing to the length of thearm of the user. I prefer to have the lower end of this rod rounded, aball, 2. This is not claimed a part of the principle of the invention,but is intended for the convenience of picking the same up from thetable and preventing the end of the rod from scratching furniture or thelike. The end of the rod opposite from said rounded end has a longthreaded portion 3.

A thumb screw l is adapted to be used on said rod on said threadedportion 8 thereof. The outer end of said threaded portion has at rightangles thereto, a small portion 5 beneath which is located and attachedthere-- a to a felt portion 6 to prevent the scratching of the violinwhen attached thereto. Intermediate said thumb screw and said portion atright angles to said rod is a round perforated button 7 the perforationnot being threaded and being of sufficient size to readily move up anddown on said threaded portion. On the top of said button and attachedthereto is a felt or padded portion 8 adapted to be used on the back ofsaid instrument and to prevent the same from being scratched.

- In operation, the padded or felt portion 6 of right angle portion 5 ofsaid device is placed on top of the rightside edge 9 of the facedportion 10 of the instr. at and the felt or padded portion 8 button 7 isplaced beneath the right side 11 of the back 12 of said instrument.These are preferably attached adjacent the middle bout of of sai theviolinbut nia be )laeed in .l

able positions. The thumb screi placed against the lower portion Ioutton 7 and screwed itiv there, et, right edge of the violin with themain stem i of said rod depending therebelow. The said rod 1 is placedto the left 13 of said left elbow l l and the bass of the violin 15 isplaced beneath the chin of tie pupil. The lingering or left hand 16 isplaced on the neck 17 of the violin and the lingers 18 of the performeror pupil are in a position to be dropped direct downwardly on thestrings of the violin.

Obviously, the invention is susce )tible of embodiment in forms otherthan tl t which is illustrated in the accompanying dr: rings anddescribed herein, and applicable for uses and purposes other thandetailed, and I therefore consider as my own all such niodiiications andadaptations and other uses of the form of the device other than asherein described as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is:

l. A device of the character described C0111- prising a longitudinal rodhaving a threaded portion adjacent its upper end, and a rightangledportion at said end having its lower surface cushioned, a button aroundsaid rod with a cushion surface on its upper side, a thumb-nut aroundsaid rod adapted to hold said cushioned surfaces securely against oneedge of a violin, or viola, with said rod extending below saidinstrument.

2. A device of the character comprising a longitudinal rod, having aright angled portion at its upper end, the nether surface of said rightangle portion being padded, a helically threaded portion on said rodadjacent and below said rightangled portion, a round button around saidrod, said button adapted to freely move up and down on said threadedportion, and having a pad upon its upper face, said padded surface beingadapted to respectively fitabove and below the edge of a violin, orviola, a thumb-nut on said rod below said button adapted to securelyclamp said button and said right angled portion to said instrument, andto hold the rod rigidly in position therebelow.

3. A device, as described, embodying a longitudinal rod having an upperlaterally extended flattened end portion and having a threaded portionadjacent and below said end portion, a pad fastened to the lower fac ofsaid laterally extended portion, a round button loosely and slidablysurrounding said threaded portion having a pad fastened on its upperface, said button and said laterally extending portion adapted tocontact a violin described,

in playing position on its right side edge with their padded sides, saidbu l adapted to be adjustably positioned on said rod by suitable holdingmeans on said threaded poi tion, said rod adapted for extending beneathsaid violin on the left side of the left elbow of a player.

i. A device, as described, embodying a longitudinal rod having an upperlaterally extended flattened end portion and a ball on its other end,and having a threaded portion adjacent and below said upper end portion,a pad fastened to the lower face of said laterally extended portion, around button loosely and slidably surrounding said threaded portionhaving a pad fastened on its upper face, said button and said laterallyextending portion adapted to contact a violin in playing position on itsright side edge with their padded sides, said button adapted to beadjustably posi r ned on said rod by a winged nut on said threadedportion, said rod adapted for extending beneath said violin on the leftside of the left elbow of aplayer, for correctly positioning his armwhile playing.

ISIDORE GLUCKSMAN.

